[EM] Markus: What is Condorcet's method?

2003-01-19 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Markus-- You wrote: you wrote (19 Jan 2003): Copeland isn't a Condorcet version. Copeland is a Condorcet Criterion method, but it isn't an interpretation of one of Condorcet's proposals for solving circular ties. That's hair-splitting. I reply: No, not every Condorcet Criterion method is Co

RE: [EM] Saari's Basic Argument

2003-01-19 Thread Alex Small
First, I tried to get to the paper that you referenced but the link was bad. Rather than the full link, maybe it's best to send me instructions on how to search for the paper. Steve Barney said: > p=profile= > [[5] > [0] > [0] > [0] > [3] > [0]] > > T(p)=(1/6)(7,8,3,-2,8,8) I'll have to loo

RE: [EM] Saari's Basic Argument

2003-01-19 Thread Steve Barney
Alex: See my comments between your lines, below. SB --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Alex Small" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Barney said: [...] > > If you don't like Condorcet's example, how about this one, which I have > > looked at before: > > > > 5 ABC > > 3 BCA > > > > > > Can you give

[EM] My site

2003-01-19 Thread ericgorr
I've updated my site again with what now should be a fix for my RP computations. I've also added an additional input option to allow for easier testing - a pairwise matrix can now be pasted into a field. I've also provided some sample input matrices to paste into the field. If anyone has some i

RE: [EM] Saari's Basic Argument

2003-01-19 Thread Alex Small
Steve Barney said: > this is why you get two different decompositions when you do it in > different orders. Try using Saari's decomposition matrix with your > examples, and see if you get the same decomposition profile as you get > with your method. Decomposing a vector into its projections ont

Re: [EM] Markus: Copeland isn't Condorcet

2003-01-19 Thread Markus Schulze
Dear Mike, you wrote (19 Jan 2003): > Copeland isn't a Condorcet version. Copeland is a Condorcet Criterion > method, but it isn't an interpretation of one of Condorcet's proposals > for solving circular ties. That's hair-splitting. You said that "in all Condorcet versions a candidate wins if he